Leads sought in Midland County theft, credit card fraud case

This photograph shows one of the suspects at the Admiral gas station in Midland.

This photograph shows one of the suspects at the Admiral gas station in Midland.

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This photograph shows one of the suspects at the Admiral gas station in Midland.

This photograph shows one of the suspects at the Admiral gas station in Midland.

Leads sought in Midland County theft, credit card fraud case

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The Midland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for leads on a group of suspects who stole a credit card from a vehicle, then tried used it for a spending spree earlier this month.

The theft occurred sometime after midnight on Aug. 6, when vehicles along Bailey Bridge Road were entered. Inside one vehicle, the suspects found a wallet and stole a credit card that was inside it. Other items were stolen from two additional vehicles.

The credit card was first used at the Admiral gas station at 1801 S. Saginaw Road to purchase $68 worth of gasoline at 3:24 a.m. The clerk at the gas station told deputies the group rode in a silver station wagon, possibly a Subaru, with black rims that were too fancy for the vehicle they were on.

The card next was taken to Wal-Mart, 910 Joe Mann Blvd., where the culprits attempted to use it to purchase an iPod Touch valued at $206. That purchase was denied.

After Wal-Mart, the suspects tried to use the card at a Red Box movie rental station at the Wal-Mart store, then the Speedway gas station at 604 S. Saginaw Road, and back to the Admiral gas station. The visit at the Admiral station occurred at 4:45 a.m. The card was denied during those attempts as well.

By the time they were at the Admiral station, the suspects also had switched vehicles. The second vehicle involved was a silver sedan, possibly a Dodge Intrepid.

Cameras at the Admiral gas station recorded an image of one of the suspect’s faces, a white male wearing shorts and a green or gray T-shirt.

Deputies ask that anyone with information about the incident contact them by calling the non-emergency number for Midland County Central Dispatch — (989) 839-6466 — or the sheriff’s office tip line at (989) 839-4609.